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Genus: Eryngium

eryngo

Species in the genus Eryngium are perennial plants from thick, cylindric or turnip-shaped taproots.

Plant form: Eryngium amethystinum. ~ By Luigi Rignanese. ~ Copyright © 2022 Luigi Rignanese. ~ Requests for image use not currently accepted by copyright holder ~ CalPhotos - calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora/

Flowers: Eryngium amethystinum. ~ By Amadej Trnkoczy. ~ Copyright © 2022 Amadej Trnkoczy. ~ amadej.trnkoczy[at]siol.net ~ CalPhotos - calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora/

Family

Apiaceae (carrot family)

This Genus’s Species in New England:

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